Ring for charms



(No Model.)

J. N. B. WHITE.

RING FOR CHARMS.

Patented Nov. 20,1883.

UNITED STATES ATENT Fries.

JARVIS N. B. \VHITE, OF MANSFIELD, ASSIGNOR TO ROBERT F. SIMMONS,

EDGAR L. I-IIXON, nassaonusnrrs.

AND JOSEPH L. SW EET, OF ATTLEBOROUGII FALLS RING FOR CHARMS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 288,899, dated November 20, 1883.

Application filed April 7, 1883.

To all whom it may concern:

7 Be it known that I, J ARVIS N. B. WVHrrn, of Mansfield, in the county of Bristol and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Rings for Charms, &c., of which the following is a specification. My invention relates more particularly to rings which are employed for the purpose of detacliably securing charms or other articles IO to watch'chains or other ornamental chains; but it may be embodied in key-rings or rings for other purposes. My invention consists in aring composed of a circular section, having one of its ends split or divided to form resilient portions, and V a tubular arc-shaped keeper, in which the circular section is adjusted to expose its gap or opening, or to conceal it within the keeper, and in which the circular section is held by its resilient portions bearing against the innor sides of the keeper, as hereinafter more fully described.

My invention therefore consists in the combination, with a wire rod bent so as to form an 2 5 almost complete circle, its ends being sepa rated a sufficient distance only to slip over an article designed to be secured to it, of a tubular keeper made arc-shaped in the direction of its length, one of said parts being adapted 0 to be moved lengthwise relatively to the other, so that the keeper may cover the gap between the ends of the wire or rodor expose the gap, as more fully hereinafter described.

By this construction I dispense with the use 5 of a spring for moving the ring; but I preferably split or bifurcat-e the end portion of the ring on one side of the gap or opening, so as to form yielding or resilient portions which tend to spring outward, and by frictional con- 0 tact with the opposite inner sides of the keeper prevent the accidental movement of the ring in the keeper.

In the accompanying drawings I have represented a ring lock or device embodying my 5 invention on a very large scale.

Figure 1 is a side view showing the keeper in section and the circular section adjusted to conceal the gap or opening in the keeper (No model.)

or to close the ring. Fig. 2 is a side view showing the split end of the circular section in section and the ring adjusted to expose the gap or opening beyond the keeper or to open the ring, and Fig. 3 is an edge View.

Similar letters of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures.

designates a circular section, which may be made of solid wire, and which forms a perfect circle, save at one point, a, where a gap or narrow opening is left. The gap or narrow opening a is only sufficient to receive an article which it is designed to secure to the ring.

B designates a tubular or hollow keeper in which the circular section A fits, and wherein it may he slid or moved in the direction of its circumference, so as to conceal the gap or opening in the keeper, as shown in Fig. 1, or so as to expose said gap or opening beyond the end of the keeper, as shown in Fig. 2. As here represented, the keeper 13 consists simply of an arc-shaped tube, and in all cases its bore or slideway should be arc-shaped, to fit the ring, while it may be of any form externally. To the keeper B is attached an eye, 12, whereby the device may be suspended from a watch-chain or other article. In order to prevent accidental movement of the circular section in the keeper, I split or bifurcate one end portion of the circular section at the gap or opening a, as shown at c in Figs. 2 and 3. I thus form two elastic or resilient portions, which tend to spring apart and to bear against opposite portions of the inner surface of the keeper with sufficient force to hold the circu lar section against accidental movement in the keeper. The circular section A may have a little knob, projection, or thumb-piece, d, projecting from it, to form a hold for the finger or finger-nail in moving it.

This ring is very neat in appearance and symmetrical, as the keeper, which is the part of largest diameter, has the suspending-eye b attached to it, and extends almost equally on I opposite sides of said eye, and it is not liable to get out of order, as no spring for moving the circular section in the keeper is used.

What I'claim as my invention, and desire to or to conceal it within the keeper, and in secure by Letters Patent, is which the circular section is held by said re- A combined ring, consisting of a circularsecsilient portions, substantially as specified. tion, A, having one of its ends split or divided v JARVIS N. 13. WHITE. 5 to form resilient portions, and a tubular arc- Witnesses:

shaped keeper, B, in which the circular sec- FRED. B. BYRAM,

I tion is adjusted to expose its gap or opening E. L. HIXON. 

